Rambling thoughts of an overactive mind

Raygun@Paris2024 Don't be afraid to be different. Go out there and represent yourself, you never know where that's gonna take you..... I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best — their power moves. What I bring is creativity. (Rachael Gunn, 9 August 2024) Adele calls Australian breakdancer Raygun's Olympic routine 'fucking fantastic' (10 August 2024) Breaking is all about originality and bringing something new to the table … and this is exactly what Raygun was doing. (Martin Gilian, Olympic breakdancing judge, 12 August 2024) Getting zero points on purpose in three rounds for an academic study subsidised by the taxpayer both at a university and Olympic level isn't funny and isn't 'having a go'. (Aboriginal Professor Megan Davis, 12 August 2024) This [vilification of Rachael Gunn] has got to stop (Paper Crane of Hope, 12 August 2024) Contents Performance Attacks / Ridicule Defence / Respect Impact Con

"We need to make it disappear....." MH370 orb interception images (l. drone; r. satellite), c. 2.40 am [18.40 UTC], 8 March 2014 + video (below). Synopsis A meeting is held to discuss a plan to deal with a strategic threat to the United States, involving the defection of a group of scientists and engineers to China. A radical solution is presented to remove the threat and minimise any associated negative publicity for government or American business entities involved. Utmost secrecy is required surrounding all aspects of the operation. The meeting is held during February 2014. As a result, the plan is implemented. ----------------------- Disclaimer The following scenario is fictional, based upon reported events and theoretical suppositions by the author and others. The characters presented and organisations mentioned are also pure fiction, and mere representations or avatars. ----------------------- Cast of characters * Matt Rogers - Strategic Analyst, S

| Cosmic Consciousness | Dreams | Karma & Nirvana 1895-6 | Manipulating consciousness | Reincarnation & Karma | Taylor Swift's Karma | Theory of Everything | Time & the specious present | A Theory of Everything? Image: Lorenzo Petrantoni. Contents What, why, how? The Cs Consciousness Compassion References --------------------- Dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien's God on Middle-earth, Tom Bombadil. 1. What, Why, How? What is the meaning of life? Where do we come from? What is our place in the universe? What am I? ..... These and other questions constantly arise as human beings on planet Earth go about their daily lives allowing conscious thoughts to run free and/or guide them. Science and philosophy, religion and experience provide us with theories on everything, from why we need sleep,  to how to split an atom and create an atomic bomb which, to some individuals, is the crown of creation . Physicists, in an ex

Lin Yu-Ting and Imane Khelif, Paris Olympics 2024. Contents Introduction Olympics chronology Fairness Conflict & confusion Comments Biological reality References ----------------------- 1. Introduction In 2023 two women boxers - Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan - failed blood sample-based DNA female sex eligibility tests carried out by the International Boxing Federation in association with the Women's Boxing World Championships then being held in New Delhi, India. Previous tests taken during the 2022 World Championships at Istanbul, Turkey, proved inconsistent for one of the boxers (Khelif). The 2023 DNA testing revealed the presence of XY chromosomes with both boxers and the determination that they possessed an unfair physical advantage in relation to their female, XX chromosome opponents. The DNA testing was an international scientific standard identifying males and had been applied in other sports, such as athletics. As a res